Tropical Storm Nate could hit Gulf Coast over the weekend

Tropical Storm Nate formed off the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday and was being blamed for five deaths in that country as it spun north toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.

Amid budget turmoil, 3 Bruner teachers’ jobs spared

While budget-cut anxiety hangs over the Clark County School District, Bruner Elementary School ’s three newest teachers — Madonna Hakim, Emily Rios and Amanda Hosseini, all 22 — can breathe easily.

Las Vegas Strip shooter may have checked out other music festivals

Investigators are looking into whether gunman Stephen Paddock scoped out bigger music festivals in Las Vegas and Chicago — and perhaps Boston’s Fenway Park — before setting up his perch in a casino hotel and raining deadly fire on country music fans.

Netflix raising rates for new and existing subscribers

Netflix has again raised the monthly price of its most popular streaming plan in the U.S., with the two-stream HD tier now $10.99 per month for new subscribers — while existing customers will be moved to the new rate over the next several months.

Northbound I-15 near Sahara reopens after load spill

Northbound Interstate 15 has reopened after being shut down at Sahara Avenue due to a spilled load, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.

Las Vegas student arrested after threats to high school

An 18-year-old female Centennial High School student was in custody Thursday after allegedly threatening a mass shooting at the school on social media.

Henderson library campaign asks public to knit for charity

The Gibson Library ‘s fourth annual Crafting for a Cause donation campaign is set to begin Oct. 7. The library will provide people with yarn to take home and craft blankets, hats, mittens, booties or other items to be donated to Las Vegas Valley charities and nonprofits.

Weighted-funding law helps some schools avoid staff cuts

At Rancho High School, there was no need to eliminate positions; Eldorado High School had to cut one office specialist position to maintain its budget.

Budget cuts not equally felt across school district

“We’re feeling the pinch in other areas, but not in a way that’s directly impacting kids,” Miller Middle School principal Nicole Donadio said.

 
After fire, crews demolish Las Vegas Moulin Rouge building

What remained of the nation’s first racially integrated hotel-casino was demolished Thursday after flames swallowed the building, nestled in the heart of the Historic Westside.

Las Vegas artist-in-residence Ramirez given space to grow

Ramirez, 32, is the second artist in residence at Juhl, a downtown condominium complex on East Bonneville Avenue. Starting Oct. 1, she’ll spend six months living and working in a ground-floor studio and apartment space at the complex.

Slender Man plea deal will keep teen out of jail

One of two Wisconsin girls who stabbed a classmate to impress horror character Slender Man is due in court to finalize a plea deal aimed at sparing her prison time.

Middle-school principal aims to keep cuts out of classrooms

During the last week of September, principals across the Clark County School District began making cuts to their budgets to help address a $50 million to $60 million districtwide shortfall. The refrain was the same at many schools: Let’s keep this as far from the classroom as possible.

‘Eclectic’ mix of vendors fill Foodie Fest in Henderson

Food trucks from the Las Vegas area and neighboring states filled the parking lot outside the resort, serving sushi burritos, shrimp skewers, funnel cakes, beef jerky, barbecue, pizza and burgers.

Radiohead, Simone and Moody Blues are Rock Hall nominees

British rockers Radiohead, singer Nina Simone and The Moody Blues are among first-time nominees on the ballot for induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Dashboard technology makes driving dangerous

The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles is making drivers take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel for dangerously long periods of time, an AAA study says.

3 US Army special op commandos killed in Niger

U.S. officials say three U.S. Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.

Forthcoming North Las Vegas cinema licensed for liquor

The City Council, in its capacity as the North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, on Wednesday night awarded a special-use permit allowing a liquor license for Maya Cinemas, a 65,000-square-foot movie theater scheduled to open by Thanksgiving weekend in 2018.

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